linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] Updated locking documentation for transaction

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Message-ID: <29d6de5d-4abc-e836-7b14-bb67d782a752@tu-dortmund.de>
Date:   Thu, 3 Dec 2020 15:38:40 +0100
From:   Alexander Lochmann <alexander.lochmann@...dortmund.de>
To:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     Horst Schirmeier <horst.schirmeier@...dortmund.de>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Updated locking documentation for transaction_t



On 03.12.20 15:04, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 03:26:28PM +0200, Alexander Lochmann wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I've updated the lock documentation according to our finding for
>> transaction_t.
>> Does this patch look good to you?
> 
> I updated the annotations to match with the local usage, e.g:
> 
> 	 * When commit was requested [journal_t.j_state_lock]
> 
> became:
> 
> 	 * When commit was requested [j_state_lock]What do you mean by local usage?
The annotations of other members of transaction_t?

Shouldn't the annotation look like this?
[t_journal->j_state_lock]
It would be more precise.
> 
> Otherwise, looks good.  Thanks for the patch!
Thanks!

- Alex
> 
> 	   	 	       	       - Ted
> 

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